Attendance Officer

Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD6 3PX

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  22 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £26,803.00 - £29,486.00 Annually (Actual) Band 8 - £26,803 – £29,486 37 hours per week term time only plus four days. Working hours: 8am-4pm Monday to Thursday, 8am-3.30pm Friday

Attendance Officer job summary

Thank you for your interest in the post of Attendance Officer which offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work in our improving and thriving school during an exciting time in its development.

We are a happy school community in which the skills and potential of our students are developed, encouraging moral, social, and economic awareness so that they can lead confident, healthy and responsible lives as individuals and members of society. Academic success is of course important, but we are also committed to ensuring that students develop the skills that will prepare them for life-long learning in a rapidly changing world; confident in their ability to meet any challenges ahead and enabling every student to succeed and achieve their full potential.

The role of Attendance Officer is a crucial one as we know that attendance is the key to academic success and also aids mental health, a sense of belonging and the long term prospects of our students. The successful candidate will play a significant role in ensuring that BBEC continues to improve at an accelerated and sustainable rate.

We are looking for someone who has an aptitude for working with students and teachers in a professional manner, modelling behaviour for staff and students.

The successful candidate will have:

• Significant experience, knowledge and understanding of working with children, young people and families and dealing with barriers to education
  
• A track record of proactively managing attendance systems
• Competence with analysis of whole school data and measures for tracking attendance
• The ability to work as part of a wider team
• Full UK driving licence

BBEC is an inclusive school, our school motto is ‘We all belong at BBEC’. We celebrate our differences and our similarities and do not tolerate discrimination of any type. We have a bold approach to inclusion and work so that all students and staff can bring their authentic selves to school.

We can offer you:

• An environment in which all members of staff are valued and developed according to their own aspirations
• Additional access to professional development both within school and through other local providers.
• A supportive and ambitious Academy Trust which enables strong networking and career development

To assist with your application, and give further background information on the post, we have enclosed a person specification and job description which can be found in the Job Pack.

We look forward to receiving your completed application form. Applications must be received by the closing date of 9am, 22 June 2026. Interviews will be held in week commencing 29 June 2026.

If you would like to speak to someone about the vacancy, please contact Mrs Brown at Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College on 01274 676285, or by email at taffy.@bbec.bdat-academies.org

Buttershaw Business and Enterprise College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and a prohibited list check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1415 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Buttershaw Business & Enterprise College Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buttershaw-business-enterprise-college-academy

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